A fix is available
APAR status
Closed as unreproducible.
Error description
This apar is create to retrofit the CICS 4.2 change to make the API command GET COUNTER threadsafe for CICS 4.1. additional symptoms: KIXREVSCB
Local fix
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: All * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: CICS named counter server commands are * * not threadsafe. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * **************************************************************** CICS named counter server commands are not threadsafe because an interval control wait is used while processing them.
Problem conclusion
Temporary fix
FIX AVAILABLE BY PTF ONLY
Comments
DFHEBF has been changed to replace the DFHIC WAIT with a threadsafe dispatcher wait. In addition, BIF DEEDIT and BIF DIGEST commands are now marked as being threadsafe in DFHEIP. The CICS Transaction Server for z/OS Application Programming Reference Version 4 Release 1 manual SC34-7159-02 will be changed to add the following commands to the list of threadsafe commands in the section "CICS threadsafe commands in the API" on page 17:- BIF DEEDIT BIF DIGEST DEFINE COUNTER and DEFINE DCOUNTER DELETE COUNTER and DELETE DCOUNTER GET COUNTER and GET DCOUNTER REWIND COUNTER and REWIND DCOUNTER UPDATE COUNTER and UPDATE DCOUNTER Similar changes will be made to "Existing API commands made threadsafe in this release" in the What's New manual GC34-7192-02 on page 105 and to "API commands that were made threadsafe" in the Upgrading from CICS TS Version 2.3" (and 3.1 and 3.2 versions) manuals GC34-6996-03, GC34-6997-03 and GC34-6998-03 on page 15.
APAR Information
APAR number
PM82884
Reported component name
CICS TS Z/OS V4
Reported component ID
5655S9700
Reported release
600
Status
CLOSED UR3
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2013-02-15
Closed date
2013-03-29
Last modified date
2013-05-03
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
UK93329
Modules/Macros
DFHEBF DFHEIP
Fix information
Fixed component name
CICS TS Z/OS V4
Fixed component ID
5655S9700
Applicable component levels
R600 PSY UK93329
UP13/04/20 P F304
Fix is available
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Document Information
Modified date:
03 May 2013